Schoolgirl killed in accident named

Police have named the 10 year old girl who died in an accident in Castletown yesterday.

Alexis French, who was travelling in a BMW car with her parents and younger brother, died after a head-on collision with a bus on the Castletown bypass at Ballakaighan Corner.

She was a year 6 pupil at Ballaugh Primary School, where support will be provided to her fellow pupils tomorrow.

Her father and brother remain in critical condition in hospitals in the UK, while her mother is said to be seriously injured but stable at Noble’s Hospital.

Five bus passengers and the driver were treated for shock and minor injuries, and all but one have now been released from hospital.